Dive into the archives.
- Alamy Rank - How to improve yours… probably
Since joining Alamy I’ve been trying to think of ways I can promote my images and increase my chances of getting sales.
I have read a few things people have done, some have success, some don’t. It looks like Alamy Rank is the key factor and trying to figure out how to make the most of [...]
- 5 things to do while your battery is charging
Unfortunately, modern cameras and accessories such as flash guns all need power, and power comes from batteries. Most people will be using rechargeable batteries so I was wondering what I could do while my batteries were charging. Can I find something productive to do to use up the time, or is the washing up, or [...]
- Tips for landscape photography
I was flicking around a few sites today, following links just to see if I could pick up a few photography tips and I noticed a link on the stockvault blog that took me to Denver Wang’s 6 tips for landscape photography and I found it quite useful, so I thought I’d share it.
- Which images sell?
The holy grail of a stock photographer. Find out exactly which images sell best and you are in the money.
If only it was that simple eh?
Well, the guys over at Crestock have blogged about their Top Ten Bestselling Images. Well worth a look.
You’ll notice that not all the images are photos, so if you are [...]
- Don’t be lazy, 3 simple things to check before you submit your image.
I am talking from experience here when I say “don’t be lazy”.
Before submitting any images to a stock library, make sure they are the highest quality images you can produce. By this, I mean examine your images closely for things like dust spots (my nemesis), burnt out highlights, distracting details that draw the eye away [...]
- Alamy reaches 10 million images
Alamy.com has gone from 0 to 10 million images in just 8 years, that’s 1.25 million images a year (it took me a few seconds to work that out!) which is impressive.
In an already highly competitive market, with new stock photography web sites springing up all the time, for Alamy to have reached 10 million [...]
- The standard welcome post
Well, the site has launched, so I thought I better start it off with the standard ‘welcome to my site’ post as I really couldn’t think of a better way to start it off.
So, welcome to my site.
Not a very spectacular launch was it…
